Welcome! Please use the navigational links to explore our website.
PartsASAP LogoCompany Logo Auction Link (800) 853-2651

Shop Now

   Allis Chalmers Case Farmall IH Ford 8N,9N,2N Ford
   Ferguson John Deere Massey Ferguson Minn. Moline Oliver

Tractor Talk Discussion Forum

Re: Wood Post preservative treatment question

[Show Entire Topic]  

Welcome Guest, Log in or Register
Author 
Midwest redneck

07-21-2006 14:48:32




Report to Moderator

How come you are getting material for free? sign me up for that, okay. Anyway I would coat the part of the post that is going in the ground with driveway tar or mastic may work too. Just my 2 cents.




[Log in to Reply]   [No Email]
Billy NY

07-21-2006 15:31:17




Report to Moderator
 Re: Wood Post preservative treatment question in reply to Midwest redneck, 07-21-2006 14:48:32  
I know, with the prices of material today we all need to sign up on the program. I keep a sharp eye out for anything that can be used, especially when it comes to an outbuilding like a polebarn or shed. On many construction sites I've worked in the past, I'll ask permission to grab anything I can use, and have neatly stored these goods for future use, without making a scrapyard out of my place. I've gotten some useful items as well, a dozen sections of regular pipe scaffold and braces, some odd sized scaffold, all kinds of lumber, useful scrap, things that are well worth grabbing, even hardware like high strength bolts, always finding hoards of those when steel goes up, and I've used them quite a bit, some are holding my tractor together, wheels and loader frame.


I have a flatbed dump to retrieve materials as well, just having a truck at the right time is a good thing in itself. Trusses I found at a farm owned by one of our employees, said they wanted to get rid of them, and I said no problem with that !

I see building materials in the local want ad as well, reasonable, buildings for sale to be re-located etc. etc., even at that with some careful craftmanship you can take a used structure, apply your labor, save a few bucks on material and still make something look nice. I think it's a fun challenge to make something from nothing, I see so much waste, it just amazes me. By all means I prefer new, but for some darn reason, it's a lot of fun and an interesting challenge to pursue alternate means for home projects.

Seems with the power company work on our land and their easement that bisects it, I was able to negotiate use of the subcontractors rented hoe and expedite the sitework I've been contemplating for a long time. One of the driving factors here is budgetary considerations and some industry experience, I'm no longer a company man, on my own now, so I've got to be cost conscious whereas before not so much, and still try and get things done.

But back to the wood preserving, again, a good one to ask here I thought, one of those things everyone has their own ideas about, I was thinking along those lines something Bituminous like you mention, mastic, tar, just wonder if that would trap moisture if it were to get in.

Nothing lasts forever, and in these soil conditions, seems like as long as I use something on the below grade part of the post, maybe extend the overhang a bit more to keep the soil drier, even with the age of these timbers it ought to last.

[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
[Show Entire Topic]     [Options]  [Printer Friendly]  [Posting Help]  [Return to Forum]   [Log in to Reply]

Hop to:


TRACTOR PARTS TRACTOR MANUALS
We sell tractor parts!  We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]

Home  |  Forums


Copyright © 1997-2023 Yesterday's Tractor Co.

All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy

TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters

Website Accessibility Policy